Find affirming events for the West Michigan Trans community and their allies!
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✔️Trans Empowerment Assembly and Kickoff Event with Justine Lindsay (TDOV Event)
March 25 @ 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
FREE—
Join GVSU’s Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center for a trans empowerment assembly to kick off Trans Week of Visibility 2025! There will be staff, student, and community speakers. With special guest, Justine Lindsay! Hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina, Justine debuted as the first trans woman NFL cheerleader for the Carolina Panthers in 2022. To learn more about Justine, follow her on Instagram @justinesimone_
After the assembly, the group will head up to the second floor of the Kirkhof Center (room 2263) for food and community conversations.
Schedule of events:
- Clocktower for assembly @ 1:30pm
- Kirkhof 2263 for Justine’s keynote @ 2:30pm
- Kirkhof 2263 for food about 3:30pm
***GRTF is proud to highlight this locally organized event. (Not officially sponsored by GRTF.)
Do you have an event/group you’d like to get on our Calendar?
Eligibility: We realize that there are many groups & events in this city that are Trans-friendly while not being explicitly Trans-centered. To keep this calendar a bit more focused, for the time being we will only post events that are Trans-centered or LGBTQIA-centered. Events should take place in West Michigan.
Please email your request (including event webpage, details, etc) to info@grtransfoundation.org. Thank you!